RapidEye

5 Satellite Multi-Spectral Remote Sensing Constellation

RapidEye is a constellation of 5 multi-spectral remote sensing satellites developed by Germany's RapidEye AG. The satellites are equally spaced on a single orbit allowing any point on the Earth to be imaged daily. RapidEye provides 5m pixel imagery in the standard blue, green, red and near-infrared bands and for the first time by a commercial satellite a red-edge band. The red-edge band measures variances in vegetation allowing monitoring of vegetation health and species separation. rapideye sat

RapidEye Specifications
Imaging Mode	Multispectral
Spatial Resolution	5 m
Spectral Range	440-510 nm (blue)
	520-590 nm (green)
	630-685 nm (red)
	690-730 nm (red-edge)
	760-850 nm (near IR)
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Launch	August 29, 2008
Mission Life	7 years
Orbit	620 km, 97.8 degess sun synchronous
Nodal Crossing	approximately 11:00 AM
Revisit Time	1 day
Swath Width	77 km
Off-Nadir Imaging	+/- 25 degrees
Dynamic Range	12 bit
Stereo Imaging	Yes
Tasking	Yes

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